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Eating on Mass Transit; Korean Taco Truck; Restaurants and Recession
What dairy farmers are doing while faced with a serious milk glut. A trip to a entire block of Pho restaurants with Jonathan Gold and is it okay to eat food while riding mass transit? Plus the popular Korean taco truck taking LA by storm.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenThe Kogi BBQ Korean taco truck is taking LA by storm says food nut Eddie Lin. Lesley Balla sees what effect the recession is having on LA's restaurants. Grace Young appeases the kitchen gods for Chinese New Year. Go to Pho-town in El Monte with Jonathan Gold. Another by-product of the global recession is a glut of milk, forcing dairy farmers to struggle says professor Brian Gould. Is it okay to eat a messy, smelly cheese sandwich on a bus? Ettiquette expert Helena Echlin tells us. And chef Jesse Ziff Cool has been serving organic food since the term meant hippie food, plus Laura Avery takes us to the farmers market.
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8 storiesMarket Report
Campanile chef Mark Peel drives to the Santa Monica Farmers Market each week to select produce for his restaurant. He loves the produce this time of year and uses it to make lots of soups. Cabbage soup is one of his favorites. He likes the Savoy variety, with its round head and crinkly leaves. Mark sautes bacon slices and a half head of…
Read the story7 minKorean Tacos
Kogi BBQ is a Korean Taco truck that parks in various locations around Los Angeles. To find out where it is, follow it on Twitter . Deep End Diner and frequent Good Food contributor, Eddie Lin has a review on his website . Music break: Computer In Love by Perrey and Kingsley
Read the story7 minRestaurants and the Recession
Lesley Balla is the editor of the online newsletter Tasting Table LA , which launches in February. Support L.A. area restaurants by dining out during DineLA's restaurant week .
Read the story8 minThe Year of the Ox
Grace Young is the author of The Breath of a Wok : Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore. In Chinese culture, the Kitchen God is the official guardian of the family. Find out more about the ritual surrounding Chinese New Year and the Kitchen God at Grace's website .
Read the story9 minPho Town in El Monte
Jonathan Gold traveled to South El Monte, where he discovered Pho Town, a stretch of Garvey Avenue loaded with Pho restaurants. Jonathan's pick for the best of the bunch is Pho Minh at 9646 E. Garvey Ave. You can see pictures of the Pho dishes and read Jonathan's column at the L.A. Weekly website.
Read the story7 minMilk Surplus
Brian Gould is an agricultural economist at the University of Wisconsin. His website, Understanding Dairy Markets , offers up-to-date information on dairy prices and forecasts for 2009. Or, find a broader picture of the current milk surplus here . Music break: Crying Time by Billy Strange with the Mexican Brass
Read the story7 minEating on Mass Transit
Helena Echlin is a columnist at Chow.com where she advises readers about etiquette. Send her your question . Music break: Legend of the Rain by Medeski, Martin and Wood
Read the story6 minSimply Organic
Jesse Cool owns several cafes in Northern California including Flea St. Cafe and Cool Cafe . Her book is Simply Organic : A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal, and Local Ingredients.
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